A-Rod & Nunez Start Their Rehab Assignments

(Courtesy of the AP)

The ongoing below-replacement level saga in the Yankee infield got a boost for the near future yesterday when both Alex Rodriguez and Eduardo Nunez appeared in a MiL rehab game playing for Low-A Charleston.

For Rodriguez, it was his first rehab game of his 20-day window and he finished it without doing anything on the field to injure himself or saying anything off the field to cause a stir.  He went 0-2 at the plate with a K and a GIDP in 3 innings and a challenging day in the field on 2 bunt attempts that he came through without any reported physical issues.

For Nunez, yesterday was his third rehab game after playing 2 with High-A Tampa.  He went 2-3 yesterday and played 7 innings at short and now has 3 singles and a walk in 7 rehab PA.  He'll be eligible to come off the DL during the All Star Break, with A-Rod becoming eligible a few days later.  It's hard to think of Nunez as an upgrade, but both he and A-Rod will be welcome additions to the right side of that infield as long as they don't suffer any setbacks.